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[Written on August 28, 2013 – on the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington]. Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” It’s often referred to as the Great March on Washington – or just simply the March on Washington. As a tribute to this special anniversary, […]

Answer by Dan Munro: As Jason M. Lemkin suggests – Travis Kalanick did respond, but I wouldn't categorize it as eloquent. It was perfectly aligned around shareholder interest (which is first, foremost and paramount for all VC-backed ventures). The message is crystal clear – do whatever's necessary to "win" – and its new embodiment in […]

The statement was carefully crafted ‒ and appeared on the Anheuser-Busch website yesterday. We are disappointed and increasingly concerned by the recent incidents that have overshadowed this NFL season. We are not yet satisfied with the league’s handling of behaviors that so clearly go against our own company culture and moral code. We have shared […]

Not to be flippant, but I can answer this in one sentence (and I’ve worked in/around healthcare for about 15 years – mostly from the vantage point of early stage software/technology ventures). The U.S. system has been optimized around revenue and profits – not safety and quality. This has resulted in some VERY sobering headlines: […]

I’ve actually seen (and read) quite a bit on this topic – including Dr. Otis Brawley’s book – How We Do Harm ‒ but this is by far the best PSA/Prostate Cancer video I’ve ever seen. It’s less than 9 minutes long ‒ covers everything with amazing depth and clarity ‒ without being heavy handed or pursuing any […]

Guest Post by Howard J. Luks, MD In a voice confident and ringing with anticipation, Mr. A explained with meticulous detail how he determined which approach shot to hit to the second green on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park. Only ten minutes earlier, when we first met, Mr. A had been weary, his […]

The ability to deploy “universal healthcare coverage” is entirely unrelated to the size of any population ‒ so it’s a mistake to say it won’t scale here in the U.S. ‒ or really any population size. First of all, it’s important to define what Universal Coverage is ‒ and isn’t ‒ because we tend to reference it broadly ‒ when […]

This keeps coming up – so we’ll just keep working to push it back – with real data (not emotional pleas). Insurance profits are not the cause of runaway healthcare costs. Lather, rinse, repeat. Insurance profits are not the cause of runaway healthcare costs. A system that combines the payment function with the delivery function absolutely works […]

I often use this provocative chart in my travels – and because it’s a re-creation – I’m often asked to explain it’s origin. In 2011 – Mary Meeker authored a detailed report called simply USA, Inc. Her intent was to look at the U.S. through the accounting lens of a publicly traded corporation – which results in more of a […]